2006 Healthy Ageing Conference Proceedings: Nutrition and Older People in Residential and Community Care Settings
The conference attracted over 230 delegates from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors, and provided the opportunity for delegates to focus on issues facing particular vulnerable groups of older people.
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2006 Healthy Ageing Conference Proceedings: Nutrition and Older People in Residential and Community Care Settings
The conference attracted over 230 delegates from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors, and provided the opportunity for delegates to focus on issues facing particular vulnerable groups of older people.
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PDF 928kb

This is a 2006 national report to the EMCDDA, using 2005 data. It is compiled by the Reitox national focal point and covers epidemiology, policing, strategy, drugs markets, drug-related infectious diseases, drug-related death and problem drug use in Norway.This resource was contributed by&nbsp;The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use.

This is a 2006 national report to the EMCDDA, using 2005 data. It is compiled by the Reitox national focal point and covers epidemiology, policing, strategy, drugs markets, drug-related infectious diseases, drug-related death and problem drug use in Norway.This resource was contributed by&nbsp;The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use.

Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 (the Act) covers the obligations on public service bodies to employ people with disabilities. There are three interlinked requirements. Firstly, public bodies must, insofar as practicable, take all reasonable measures to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities. Secondly, unless there are good reasons to the contrary, at least 3% of their employees must be people with disabilities. Finally, on an annual basis, public bodies must report to the statutory Monitoring Committee, (who in turn submit their report to the Minister of their parent Department and the National Disability Authority), on the number of people with disabilities in their employment and the measures they are taking to support their employment.

London Health Observatory and York and Humber Public Health Observatory for Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO)

Abstract:

The Health Inequalities Intervention Tool, developed by APHO, highlights the key issues that Spearhead local authorities (with their PCTs) need to address to meet the Government۪s life expectancy targets. It can be used by any Spearhead Primary Care Trust or local council to find out what the underlying causes of the life expectancy gap are for that area.
This Tool is designedto allow "Spearhead" Local Authorities/PCTs tounderstand better how they might reduce the inequalties between them and the national picture. (Please note that there are no "Spearhead" PCTs in the East of England. However, plans are being drawn up to address this and allow the developmentof this tool that is of use to all PCTs.)

London Health Observatory and York and Humber Public Health Observatory for Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO)

Abstract:

The Health Inequalities Intervention Tool, developed by APHO, highlights the key issues that Spearhead local authorities (with their PCTs) need to address to meet the Government۪s life expectancy targets. It can be used by any Spearhead Primary Care Trust or local council to find out what the underlying causes of the life expectancy gap are for that area.
This Tool is designedto allow "Spearhead" Local Authorities/PCTs tounderstand better how they might reduce the inequalties between them and the national picture. (Please note that there are no "Spearhead" PCTs in the East of England. However, plans are being drawn up to address this and allow the developmentof this tool that is of use to all PCTs.)

Links to data sources and methods as used in the production of erpho's 2008 Health Inequalities Profiles.
This year's profiles cover the same indicators as previous profiles. Changes since last year:> A fifth time period: 2005-07> Updated populations > IMD 2007> Standardised against European Standard Population> Added comparator area 'All but most deprived' (80/20)

Links to data sources and methods as used in the production of erpho's 2008 Health Inequalities Profiles.
This year's profiles cover the same indicators as previous profiles. Changes since last year:> A fifth time period: 2005-07> Updated populations > IMD 2007> Standardised against European Standard Population> Added comparator area 'All but most deprived' (80/20)

Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease triples healthcare costs for Americans aged 65 or older��2009 Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease Facts and Figures provides a statistical resource for U.S. data related to Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, the most common type of dementia, as well as other dementias. Background and context for interpretation of the data are contained in the Overview. This includes definitions of the types of dementias and a summary of current knowledge about Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease. Additional sections address prevalence, mortality and lifetime risk of Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease and other dementias, as well as paid and family caregiving and use and costs of care and services. The Special Report for 2009 focuseson the emerging issue of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease triples healthcare costs for Americans aged 65 or older��2009 Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease Facts and Figures provides a statistical resource for U.S. data related to Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, the most common type of dementia, as well as other dementias. Background and context for interpretation of the data are contained in the Overview. This includes definitions of the types of dementias and a summary of current knowledge about Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease. Additional sections address prevalence, mortality and lifetime risk of Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease and other dementias, as well as paid and family caregiving and use and costs of care and services. The Special Report for 2009 focuseson the emerging issue of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

The DIT-ACHIEV Model for the Sustainable Management of Tourism has been developed by the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology and is endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency and Fáilte Ireland. It explores six areas of investigation - Administration, Community, Heritage, Infrastructure, Enterprise and Visitor.
The purpose of piloting this DIT- ACHIEV model in Killarney is to test its use with the objective to refine and adjust its methodology, so that it can be applied in any Irish tourism destination.
Early indications are that The Model will provide the Irish tourism Industry with a valuable tool for making its product and management far more sustainable.
In addition to data such as environmental measurements, information on water, waste, energy, transport, examination of local cultural, environmental and employment statistics, the model requires the undertaking of three dedicated surveys:
A Resident Survey
A Business Survey
A Visi...

The function of the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme (formerly the Crisis Pregnancy Agency1) is to bring strategic focus to the issue of crisis pregnancy. A ‘crisis pregnancy’ is defined by the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme (HSE CPP) as “a pregnancy which is neither planned nor desired by the woman concerned and which represents a personal crisis for her”. The HSE CPP understands this definition to include the experiences of those women for whom a planned or desired pregnancy develops into a crisis over time due to a change in circumstances. The HSE CPP is tasked with developing and implementing a national strategy to address the issue of crisis pregnancy in Ireland. The Statutory Instrument (No. 466 of 2001), which established the former Crisis Pregnancy Agency, stated that one aim of setting up the Agency was:
To reduce the number of women with crisis pregnancies who opt for abortion by offering supports and services which make other options more attractive.

2011 Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease Facts and Figures provides a statistical resource for U.S. data related to Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, the most common type of dementia, as well as other dementias.
http://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260%2811%2900036-7/pdf
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2011 Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease Facts and Figures provides a statistical resource for U.S. data related to Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, the most common type of dementia, as well as other dementias.
http://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260%2811%2900036-7/pdf
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Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 ("the Act") sets out the obligations on public
service bodies with regard to the employment of people with disabilities.
There are three interlinked requirements which public bodies must fulfill:
• Public bodies must, insofar as practicable, take all reasonable measures to
promote and support their employment of people with disabilities.
• Public bodies shall ensure, unless there are good reasons for not doing so,
that at least 3% of their employees are people with disabilities.
• Public bodies must report on an annual basis to a statutory monitoring committee in their parent Department on the number of people with disabilities in their employment and the measures they are taking to promote and support their employment. The monitoring committees in turn submit their reports on such compliance to the Minister of their parent Department and the National Disability Authority (NDA).

The National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 is to tackle the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by problem drug use and alcohol use through the five pillars of supply reduction, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and research. The progress achieved across the 63 Actions of the National Drugs Strategy by Government Departments and Agencies is reported here.
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The National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 is to tackle the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by problem drug use and alcohol use through the five pillars of supply reduction, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and research. The progress achieved across the 63 Actions of the National Drugs Strategy by Government Departments and Agencies is reported here.
Click here to download
PDF 155kb

Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 ("the Act") sets out the obligations on public service bodies with regard to the employment of people with disabilities.
There are three interlinked requirements which public bodies must fulfill:
•
Public bodies must, insofar as practicable, take all reasonable measures to promote and support their employment of people with disabilities.
•
Public bodies shall ensure, unless there are good reasons for not doing so, that at least 3% of their employees are people with disabilities.
•
Public bodies must report on an annual basis to a statutory monitoring committee in their parent Department on the number of people with disabilities in their employment and the measures they are taking to promote and support their employment. The monitoring committees in turn submit their reports on such compliance to the Minister of their parent Department and to the National Disability Authority (NDA).